Russia’s Communist Party turns to the Orthodox ChurchAfter decades of militant atheism, Russian Communists turn to religious establishment to gain supporters. Communist supporters carry Lenin's portrait in a rally marking the anniversary of the 1917 Bolshevik revolution [Maxim Zmeyev/Reuters] Moscow, Russia – Jesus Christ was the world’s first Communist, Tamara Lavrischeva announced cheerfully. “Jesus said, ‘Don’t collect earthly wealth, you won’t t
